[i]You try saying that after having a gun put to your head...[/i] Artemis thought as she listened to Prospero. She also silently begged Michael to say his hotel so she wouldn't be tossed out or beaten up by the red head. She had to say something to Prospero though, and also to calm down a little. "It's fine, I'm just... there are a lot of people in place that are all way stronger than I am and I really don't wanna step on any toes." hopefully, that statement would keep up the ruse as well as placate Prospero. "Uhm, I need to think, because my parents," lies, she came here alone, "changed hotels quickly. It was kind of a dive, you know?" after a moment, she added, "how old are you anyway, Prospero?"

Jak, meanwhile, was turning bright red from embarassment. "Um... I don't... know how to really respond to that... except that we know each other because we live in the same town and Sonya recruited us both. We're not dating... or anything. Just good friends, I think." did he have to ask like that? Now she was too flustered to think properly. She wasn't dating Naoto, and she wasn't really interested in him like that anyway. "...let's just get going. Where's your hotel, Micheal?"